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Topic: Compression test on a A10 (Read 1876 times)

I'm about to do a compression test on my A10 plunger, can anyone give me a round about figure for what the reading should be on a healthy engine? I've only had the bike a short time and the last owner put new pistons and rings in and it hasn't been run in yet. I would like to check periodicly to see how the rings are bedding in.Thanks, Joe.

Go to topic "Measuring Compression" (pg. 4 under "Tech Topics") and you will get a whole lot of discussion on the topic.

Richard

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That's not too bad Nick. I've seen them running well with gaps bigger than that. Were you holding the throttle wide open when kicking over and at least 6 kicks?My low comp '51 A7 shows 130 Lb sq in, the high comp A10 shows 175.Cheers

thanks , i also check it out with my friend gary at srm but when i pour petrol down the exhaust port it is seaping past so grid the valves in again the next stop. the only fun i had was getting the 2 bolts out at the front holding the head down . i did not replace them last time and the head are getting a bit round and all that heat a bit firmly fixed in place but with a bit of penetrating oil they came out